Rediscovering our childhood through the innocent words of a child, my friend and I read through her diary, amazed at the world we could see through a perspective that appreciated the small and simple things in life. We rediscovered an outlook of the young where great importance is attributed to things only valuable to those still fresh in thought.
Reading through a collection of childrens' ideas, free and uninhibited, brought together from various ages and backgrounds, an idea formed and cemented that my future children (inshallah) will have their own book, a journal of their life. Their expressions and the words they use, the ideas they have and the things they hold dear to them, I want it all recorded, stored, and frequently sought, a refuge they adore, and a communication for them to learn. It shall be theirs to love, a memoir from an early age, and always their own additions through time.
By providing them with such a place, I hope that they will learn and appreciate more than what snapshots and videos may show them in later life of the days gone by. It will be an interesting read..
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